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enhancements
and
you
will
likely
pay
an
incremental
fee
for
the
delivery
of
custom
software.
You
might
also
need
to
pay
additional
fees
for
implementation,
data
conversion,
testing
and
training.
This
model
doesn’t
support
flexibility
and
agility.
Rather,
it
simply
perpetuates
the
status
quo
that
is
described
above.
New
subscription-‐based
models,
however,
offer
both
the
means
and
the
incentive
for
vendors
to
be
more
flexible
and
more
agile
–
and
perhaps
even
more
customer-‐focused
as
well.
The
delivery
of
true
flexibility
and
agility
in
a
CTRM
solution
requires:
o
o
o
o
o
CTRM
software
that
is
built
with
the
right
tools
and
technologies
on
the
right
architecture,
a
user
interface
that
is
graphical,
intuitive
and
truly
capable
of
being
configured
by
end
users
without
the
need
for
programming
assistance,
The
ability
to
store
and
manage
multiple
types
of
data
and
to
be
able
to
easily
analyze
the
data
to
identify
and
extract
trends
and
useful
intelligence,
The
capability
to
be
deployed
rapidly
and
in
a
manner
that
allows
for
continuous
customer
feedback
on
which
the
vendor
is
able
to
act
rapidly,
delivering
enhancements
efficiently
and
without
the
need
for
long
testing
and
implementation
cycles,
and
That
the
commercial
terms
of
the
deal
be
designed
to
encourage
and
support
such
flexibility.
Generation
10
–
Building
Solutions
Generation
10
has
been
around
for
more
than
a
decade,
quietly
building
and
marketing
solutions
for
a
broad
range
of
clients,
initially
in
the
world
of
cotton.
The
interesting
thing
about
cotton
is
its
complexity.
If
you
can
handle
cotton
properly,
other
commodities
hold
no
real
surprises,
regardless
of
whether
they’re
bulk
or
containerized.
In
2009,
although
still
a
relatively
small
and
niche
company,
Generation
10
decided
to
completely
re-‐engineer
its
software
and
invest
in
building
an
all-‐new
product
set
from
the
ground
up.
Along
the
way,
Generation
10
used
its
track
record
and
experience
in
delivering
solutions
in
the
cotton
world
to
decide
on
architectures,
tools,
structure
as
well
as
functionality.
What
it
was
looking
for
was
the
ability
to
be
agile
and
flexible.
The
company
chose
a
web-‐based
architecture
and
built
its
own
technology
platform
–
the
G10
Framework
–
to
serve
as
the
foundation
for
all
of
its
products,
including
its
new
CTRM
solution,
G10
Commodity
Manager.
Generation
10
also
developed
a
new
highly
visual,
graphical
user
interface
and
analytics
tool
called
d3
Analytics.
The
G10
Commodity
Manager
is
a
multi-‐commodity
and
highly
configurable
CTRM
solution
known
for
the
strength
and
depth
of
its
logistics
functionality,
which
provides
users
with
a
host
of
supply
chain
optimization
business
benefits.
Users
can
streamline
planning
and
scheduling,
utilize
capacity
more
efficiently,
identify
the
best
vendors
to
work
with,
and
manage
suppliers
more
effectively,
all
while
achieving
high
standards
of
care
and
customer
service.
Users
are
simply
in
a
better
position
to
gain
competitive
advantage,
optimize
workflows,
establish
metrics,
set
benchmarks
and
identify
trends
by
analyzing
performance
over
the
long
term.
It
also
provides
comprehensive
trade
capture,
risk
management
and
accounting
functionality
for
a
variety
of
products.
The
d3
Analytics
solution
provides
interactive,
visual
tools
to
help
users
identify
trends,
increase
operational
transparency,
set
benchmarks
and
achieve
goals.
Users
can
locate,
understand
and
act
on
information
much
more
quickly
and
efficiently.
When
combined
with
its
library
of
web-‐enabled
components
and
bespoke
applications,
the
G10
Framework
allows
Generation
10
to
provide
customers
with
the
exact
capabilities
they
need,
rapidly
and
seamlessly.
All
of
its
products
have
been
designed
to
be
highly
configurable
and
personalizable
by
the
users
without
programmer
intervention.
“People
in
the
‘Facebook
generation’
demand
intuitive,
flexible
tools
to
help
them
perform
their
jobs
with
a
minimum
of
fuss
and
a
maximum
of
cool,”
says
Richard
Williamson,
CEO
of
Generation
10.
Its
software
makes
it
easy
to
add
new
fields,
grids,
data
collectors,
dashboards,
work
flows
and
so
on
without
any
programmer
involvement
at
all.
©
Commodity
Technology
Advisory
LLC,
2014
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